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Word Counter — Free Online Character, Word & Sentence Counter

Count words, characters, sentences, and paragraphs. Reading time, speaking time, and top keywords — instant.

Free No signup Client-side Privacy friendly Updated

How to use

  1. 1 Type or paste your text into the editor on the left.
  2. 2 Counts and estimates update live in the sidebar.
  3. 3 Scroll to the Top Keywords panel to see the most frequent non-stopword terms.

Why use this tool

  • Live updates — no Count button. Just type.
  • Reading time uses 238 wpm (average adult); speaking time uses 150 wpm (presentation pace).
  • Top keywords filters out stopwords (the, a, of, …) so you see substantive terms.
  • Privacy-first — your text never leaves the browser.
  • Free, no signup, no ads.

Frequently asked questions

What's the average reading speed?

Adults read silently at ~238 words per minute (Brysbaert 2019 meta-analysis). Speaking pace is much slower — ~150 wpm for presentations, 110–130 wpm for podcast narration.

How are paragraphs counted?

A paragraph is any block of text separated by one or more blank lines. Single line breaks don't start a new paragraph.

Does it work for languages other than English?

Counts (words, characters, sentences) work for most Latin-script languages plus diacritics. Word counting for languages without spaces (Chinese, Japanese, Thai) treats each character as a word — not ideal, but a future tool can address that.

What is Word & Character Counter?

A Word & Character Counter is a tool that analyzes a block of text and reports its word, character, sentence, and paragraph totals. It also estimates reading and speaking time and surfaces the most frequent keywords, updating instantly as text is entered. It runs entirely in the browser, so the analyzed text stays on the user's device.

Features

Live counts

Words, characters (with and without spaces), sentences, and paragraphs update instantly as you type.

Reading & speaking time

Estimates based on average silent-reading (~238 wpm) and speaking (~130 wpm) rates.

100% private

Your text is analyzed on the device and never uploaded.

Example

Input

The quick brown fox.

Output

Words: 4 · Characters: 20 · Sentences: 1 · Reading time: <1 min

Common use cases

  1. 1

    Hit a word limit

    Track an essay, abstract, or meta description against a strict word or character cap.

  2. 2

    Estimate reading time

    Get a "N min read" figure for an article or blog post.

  3. 3

    Check keyword density

    See the most frequent words to gauge SEO keyword balance.

Summary

Zerethon's word & character counter analyzes text in your browser and reports word, character, sentence, and paragraph totals, plus estimated reading and speaking time and the most frequent keywords — all updating live as you type. Reading time uses a standard silent-reading rate (~238 words per minute). Nothing is uploaded.

Category
Creator
Pricing
Free
Privacy
Browser-based
Signup
Not required

References

Privacy

Your data never leaves your browser unless explicitly stated. Word & Character Counter runs entirely client-side — no server upload, no logging, no tracking of your input.

How-to guides

How to count words

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